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(1921) [MARC] Author: Herman Lundborg
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Thus if one is convinced of the reality of the dangers threatening the welfare
of the race, as before mentioned, and admit that in race»biology there is a possibility
of obtaining a means of counteracting these dangers, it is apparent that one should
without delay, support race»biological science, although it will be in a distant
future before it can fulfil, to any great extent, its practical and selfdmposed task.
The forces which threaten to envenom the race, will be at work incessantly, and
their activity will be ever on the increase. The sooner the antidotes are prepared,
the more beneficial they will be.

In consideration of all that I have said, and the opinions given on the sub»
ject, from which I have taken a part of my remarks, I do not hesitate to agree
with the unanimous sentiments contained in these opinions, that one should give
the race*biological science powerful support for its continued development. The
help the community have hitherto given its future assistant in self»defence is in»
sufficient. It is not enough that, occasionally, more or less Government support
is given to single scientists; it demands a firmly organized scheme of investigation,
with co*operation of welbqualified assistants. The magnitude and intricacy of the
task before us, demands this. — — —

As the personal professorship, the establishment of which is now under con*
sideration, would be conferred on Docent Lundborg, it would be of great inter»
est to hear his own opinion on the subject. — — — His decided refusal of this
professorship, gives us no option in the matter.

Thus remains the question of establishing a Swedish Race»biological Institute.
The objections raised are not in my opinion decisive. — — — This is for us, as
it were, a remarkable step to take, but the importance of the matter demands that
it must be handled in an unusual way. The faet that the goal of race»biology
appears to be in the distant future, should as we have already stated, not relieve
us from the duty of acting immediately, and equip the same with means for its
development. .

In the proposition it was suggested that besides the salary for the future
principal, Docent Lundborg, an extra sum of 82,500 Crowns (Swedish) should be
granted for 1922, of which 24,000 Crowns should be utilized for the first equipment
of the Institute, 26,500 Crowns for working expenses, and the balance for salaries
of assistants.

The financial position of the State however, at this time of general economic*
al depression, is specially serious, and Parliament this year was obliged to be
very careful with regard to expenditure, in every way.

On the Parliamentary Committee of Ways and Means. which had the prepa»
ration of this question on hånd, voices were raised in favour of the alternative,
that is to say, to be satisfied for the time being with a personal professorship
for Docent Lundborg, also an University Institute of smaller dimensions. As
Docent Lundborg energetically refused to co*operate in such a solution of this
important question the Committee agreed to the proposition, but were in favour
of a reduction of the grant for 1922, to 60,000 Crowns and a salary for the prin»
cipal. In the report of the Committee it stated:

»The Committee are in full agreement with the Head of the Department res»
pecting the importance of researches, which the Race-biological Institute intends

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